Aine Kelly and Paul Cronin Medical Training Records – Irish Medical Council and University of Michigan FOIA Responses
Summary: Dr. Aine Kelly and Dr. Paul Cronin, a married couple who married shortly after emigrating from Ireland to the United States in the early 2000s on medical training visas as cardiothoracic imaging fellows, were hired by University of Michigan Radiology Chair Dr. Reed Dunnick and worked under Dr. Ella Kazerooni. Both told Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou that they had not been trained as physicians in Ireland. Dr. Cronin further stated that this circumstance—and that Dr. Dunnick and Dr. Kazerooni were aware of their lack of medical credentials—provided “near perfect cover to operate as a spy.”
In response to these statements, Dr. Foerster submitted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Irish Medical Council and the University of Michigan to verify their training and credentialing history.
The document below reflects the first FOIA response from the Irish Medical Council regarding Dr. Aine Kelly’s and Dr. Paul Cronin’s medical training records.
Irish Medical Council FOIA response regarding Dr. Aine Kelly’s and Dr. Paul Cronin’s medical training records.
Dr. Foerster also submitted a FOIA request for Dr. Aine Kelly’s offer letter from Dr. Reed Dunnick and received an unsigned offer letter, with Dr. Ella Kazerooni carbon copied on the correspondence. Dr. Foerster subsequently requested a signed copy of the offer letter; however, the FOIA request was denied, with the University stating, “request is denied because the University has no responsive record.”
University of Michigan FOIA response providing an unsigned offer letter for Dr. Aine Kelly, with Dr. Ella Kazerooni carbon copied.
University of Michigan FOIA denial stating no responsive record exists for a signed offer letter for Dr. Aine Kelly.
Dr. Foerster also submitted a FOIA request for Dr. Paul Cronin’s offer letter, including requests for both signed and unsigned versions. The University denied the request, stating that it had no responsive records for either signed or unsigned offer letters.
University of Michigan FOIA denial stating no responsive records exist for (signed or unsigned) offer letters for Dr. Paul Cronin.
Significance: Taken together, the FOIA responses from the Irish Medical Council and the University of Michigan reveal gaps in documentation and raise unresolved questions regarding how these appointments and credentials were verified and formalized.
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Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is active in the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.